Subject: Ground Beetle Larva Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/28/2021 Time: 11:33 AM EDT Gentle Readers, Yesterday while digging in the garden where he made a compost pile in April, Daniel encountered the predatory beetle larva, almost two inches long, and he moved it to another place in the garden where no … Read more
Subject: Cicada??? Geographic location of the bug: Delaware April 6 Date: 04/08/2021 Time: 10:44 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Can you tell me what this is? How you want your letter signed: Robin Our Auto-response: Thank you for submitting your identification request. Please understand that we have a very small staff that does … Read more
Subject: Mystery Bug, Japan Geographic location of the bug: Northern Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Date: 06/22/2019 Time: 07:13 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found the strangest bug out on my run today. We’re in the middle of the rainy season right now (late June), and a massive downpour had just finished. I live … Read more
Subject: What is it? Geographic location of the bug: Central Illinois Date: 06/16/2019 Time: 04:01 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I was transplanting herbs, moving compost around. How you want your letter signed: LoLo Dear LoLo, Your image is too blurry to be certain, but since this was found in a compost pile, … Read more
Subject: need help with ID Geographic location of the bug: Westmoreland State Park, in Montross, VA 22520 Date: 05/13/2019 Time: 08:24 AM EDT Dear Daniel, I tried to upload this photo to your website, but it appears my computer is “buggy”, ha ha. I found this (I presume) larva on the path of Westmoreland State Park, … Read more
Subject: What is this?? Geographic location of the bug: Southern california Date: 04/29/2019 Time: 09:01 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I keep finding these in my soil when I am planting. They are usually a couple inches under the soil. Lived here 23 yrs and never saw them. This spring I’ve already found … Read more